Public bug report changed:
https://launchpad.net/malone/bugs/28931
Comment:
Right, the issue here is really xorg bug #27589, it uses the standard
cursor instead of the preferred alternative. libgnome has no default
value for the mouse cursor neither so it doesn't get changed.
Matt do we want to change the default setting? We have to fix the xorg
issue anyway to get the right cursor for gdm before login, and setting a
cursor theme for GNOME would make it harder to change for the system
since after changing the alternative you would have to go change the
gconf key.
I'm closing it as duplicate of #27589, feel free to reopen if you
disagree with that